Arizona Court Says No Coverage for Worker Hurt in Wreck after Business Errand

July 30, 2015

An Arizona court ruling says an employee hurt in an auto accident isn’t entitled to workers’ compensation for her injuries though she had just made a business errand to finish her work day.

The employee deviated from her normal commute home to swing by another location of her employer to drop off a manual. She then got into an accident a few minutes later.

She applied for workers’ compensation coverage for her injuries which she said were incurred on the job.

Workers CompensationHowever, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that she wasn’t eligible because she had finished her work day and was headed home.

The ruling said the trip began as a business errand but had become personal in nature by the time the accident occurred.

Topics Arizona

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  • August 4, 2015 at 1:36 pm
    Phoenix says:
    I wonder what the company's policy is for mileage reimbursement when an employee uses their own vehicle in this manner. In my opinion, if the reimbursement would have applied ... read more
  • July 31, 2015 at 4:25 pm
    Rosenblatt says:
    Excellent points, Baxtor. Without knowing the particulars of where these locations were relative to her home, it's difficult to say she should or should not have received WC ... read more
  • July 31, 2015 at 4:09 pm
    Baxtor says:
    Unless there is more to this story elsewhere I'm no so sure I agree with the ruling. Example being: Let's say she lived right across the street from her employer. Now she is... read more

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